DC-8 Bird Sucked into Engine?

[Vortex95]

:13 second mark. Whats y’all’s input?

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[FlyNYC]

I’m gonna say no to a bird and yes to a really old, straight jet with a hydro-mechanical fuel control accelerating from idle. Looks like a big slug of fuel to me.

[porterjet]

Water injection kicking in?

[JHEM]

@FlyNYC

I’m gonna say no to a bird and yes to a really old, straight jet with a hydro-mechanical fuel control accelerating from idle. Looks like a big slug of fuel to me.

+1.

[FlyNYC]

@porterjet

Water injection kicking in?

Good guess. Makes me wonder how old you are, but good guess.